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Research Foundation Review 2015
The Research Foundation Review 2015 summarizes the offerings from the CFA Institute Research Foundation over the past year—monographs, literature reviews, workshop presentations, and other relevant material.
Signals
She predicted the financial crisis. She predicted Brexit. She predicted Trump. Now Dr Pippa Malmgren shares the signals that will protect you from the next surprise. Drawing on a wonderful range of examples - from magazine covers and supermarkets to public protests - SIGNALS is the fascinating story of the world economy told in the language of everyday objects, places and events. Malmgren explains why the size of chocolate bars, steaks and apartments are shrinking, and why the increasing near misses between America's spy planes and the fighter jets of China and Russia are no coincidence. Rising costs and inflation are breaking the social contract between citizens and their states, causing the rise of anti-establishment voting, the return of social unrest to emerging markets and resistance to mass immigration. If the only solution is innovation, then the key question is whether governments support efforts to invest in the economy of tomorrow. Written with refreshing clarity, SIGNALS shows us who is already building the future and how to be part of it. 'Rather wonderful' FINANCIAL TIMES 'It will make you feel smart' EVENING STANDARD
Global Economic Integration
The increasingly integrated global economy presents both opportunities and challenges to national and international policymakers. Global economic integration is widely thought to improve the allocation of resources, promote technological transfer, and enhance living standards. But, at the same time, economic integration has frequently been associated with growing trade imbalances, increased financial market volatility, and less effective domestic macroeconomic policies.To identify domestic and international policies that will help nations around the world achieve the greatest net benefits from global integration, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City sponsored a symposium, titled "Global Economic Integration: Opportunities and Challenges," at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on August 24-26, 2000. The symposium brought together a distinguished group of central bankers, academics, and financial market representatives to discuss these issues.
Signals
Economic signals are everywhere, from fashion magazine covers to grocery stores to military events. Malmgren empowers the public by revealing the story of the world economy in plain English. Central banks are trying hard to create inflation but say there is little chance it will happen, yet many feel their cost of living is already rising, especially in emerging markets. Who can fail to notice the rising cost of a steak, of chocolates, of apartments, of education, of healthcare or that prices are simply more volatile than in the past? The public should be more welcomed into the most important questions of the day: Is deflation or inflation the greater risk? Does inflation fix deflation? Both...
Asleep at the Switch
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Business Unusual
It all feels pretty overwhelming right now. People are feeling uncertain and disillusioned. How do business leaders create resilient organizations that can reassure people, deliver and truly connect with a values-driven audience, often through digital-first channels? Explore how your customers and your people demand more than business as usual. This book reveals the psychology behind how we feel about businesses, their communications and their leaders in a digital world. From understanding the new dynamics shaping online behaviour, to the evolving expectations driving employees and consumers, Business Unusual will teach you how to build a resilient business - one that is built on trust, an engaged and fulfilled workforce, and the brand values that can empower you to craft resonant communications and relationships. Join the trailblazers that are transforming how we think of, and conduct, business. With insights from cutting-edge research and real-world case studies, learn how to apply psychological frameworks and practices that can help you develop a futureproof brand that people believe in, both inside and outside the organization.
Energy and the Earth
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Dynamics of Information Management
The management of the information society demands a global as well as interdisciplinary perspective. This book is designed with such contributions in mind. The first section examines the need for reassessing how technology interfaces with humans in the workplace. The authors advocate that the planners and managers in any organizational environment must take into account the dynamic forces that guide the interaction between the information technology and workers. In the second section the authors examine the political, economic and productivity issues involved in managing information. They suggest a myriad of approaches, all leading to the effective use of communication and information systems in health care, manufacturing, banking, mass politics, general economic development and worker productivity. The final section deals in depth with recent issues involving international trade and information policy. The authors shed national communication policy, telematic reindustrialization, transborder data flows and the strategy for developing telecommunications sectors in the third world.
